The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,880 | 3.60% | 13.38% |
| 2021 | $44,230 | -15.28% | - |
| 2020 | $50,990 | 11.71% | - |
| 2019 | $45,020 | 12.17% | - |
| 2018 | $39,540 | 3.57% | - |
| 2017 | $38,130 | 4.83% | - |
| 2016 | $36,290 | -13.75% | - |
| 2015 | $41,280 | 4.14% | - |
| 2014 | $39,570 | -8.90% | - |
| 2013 | $43,090 | 7.77% | - |
| 2012 | $39,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,880 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Cumberland | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Winchester | |
| Charleston | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Morgantown | |
| Wheeling | |
| Beckley | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |